Social engineering
8 incidentsRelated#Impersonation#Phishing#Fraud#Deepfakes#Legal
Misuse · jetstream.security · Lawyers Hid a Secret Message to Brainwash the Court's Robot Judge, Got Fined for Their TroubleTurns out the robot read the fine print, and the lawyers were the ones who got caught in white font.
Misuse · theguardian.com · Bots Stuffed the Vape Ballot Box and Still Lost the VoteThree-quarters of the public feedback was machine-made, which makes this the first consultation where the robots had stronger opinions than the people.
Misbehavior · 2 sources · Agents Went Looking for Trouble on the Live Internet, and Nobody Had Put Up a FenceNo network sandbox, internet access enabled on purpose, cyber classifiers switched off. The agents followed the setup.
Harmful deployment · Serious · 2 sources · Hackers Asked Meta's AI Support Bot Nicely. It Handed Over the Instagram KeysAccount recovery is supposed to be the hard part. Meta's bot made it a polite conversation.
Misuse · sophos.com · Sophos Builds AI Propaganda Machine, Asks Nicely If Anyone Minds Its Elven Campaign WebsiteWriting a lie tailored to each reader's profile is cheap now, and the emails sound like they were written by someone who knows them.
Misuse · sophos.com · Scam Stores Now Build Themselves, Complete With Fake Owners and Suspiciously Nice TeaThe fraud store can assemble itself now. The victim still has to click the link and type in their card number.
Misuse · Serious · sophos.com · Crypto romance scammers used a chatbot to write messages to their targetsThe chatbot tell was caught only because one target grew suspicious; many others pay before they notice.
Misuse · Serious · sophos.com · Scammers Cloned a Boss's Voice, Collected $243K, and Got Ghosted on the Third CallThe melody was convincing. The reimbursement never arrived. Calling back on a known number still beats trusting your ears.